Nellie Murphy — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hillsborough-County, New Hampshire

Our Model Tree links this Nellie Murphy across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hillsborough-County, New Hampshire (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: SCOTLAND Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hillsborough-County, New Hampshire
Surname	MURPHY
Given Name	NELLIE C
Relationship to Head	WIFE
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	SCOTLAND
1935 Residence (City)	Merrimack town
1935 Residence (County)	Hillsborough
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Merrimack Town
Est. Birth Year	~1893

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Nellie	Age	Birth yr
Hellie Murphy	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Thomas Murphy	Son	—	9	~1931
Daniel Murphy	Son	—	7	~1933
Olive Murphy	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Nellie Murphy	Spouse	—	47	~1893
Thomas Murphy	Head	—	66	~1874
Edith Murphy	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Patricia Murphy	Daughter	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1930

Hillsborough, New …

Other, age 36

Hillsborough, New Hampshire · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Murphy
Given Name	Nellie B.
Relationship to Head	Wife H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1914
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Hillsborough-County, New …

Spouse, age 47

Hillsborough-County, New Hampshire · implied b. ~1893 — 8 household members

Surname	MURPHY
Given Name	NELLIE C
Relationship to Head	WIFE
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	SCOTLAND
1935 Residence (City)	Merrimack town
1935 Residence (County)	Hillsborough
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Nellie Murphy

Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · New Hampshire

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Hillsborough-County, New Hampshire Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02288-00624)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sarah Sloan	34	HOUSEKEEPER	Housekeeper	ENGLAND
2	Lois E Sloan	5	DAUGHTER	—	NEW HAMP
3	John D Spaulding	53	HEAD	—	NEW HAMP
4	Flora A Spaulding	52	WIFE	—	NEW HAMP
5	Hazel L White	46	DAUGHTER	—	NEW HAMP
6	Polly M White	14	GRAND DAUGHTER	—	NEW HAMP
7	Jenny Martinkus	49	HEAD	—	ILLINOIS
8	Harold C Welch	39	HEAD	Milk Producer	ILLINOIS
9	Richard J Guyette	29	HIRE HAND	Laborer	NEW HAMP
10	Lillian Guyette	22	HIRED HAND	Housekeeper	NEW HAMP
11	William W Corliss	19	HIRED HAND	Truck Driver	NEW HAMP
12	Eugene E Sullivan	66	HEAD	Leatherworker	PENN
13	Margaret A Sullivan	66	WIFE	—	PENN
14	Nichola Devito	35	LODGER	Foreman	MASS
15	William S Abbott	36	HEAD	Manager	MASS
16	June Abbott	55	MOTHER	—	OHIO
17	Oscar Fish	70	HEAD	—	NEW HAMP
18	Mary E Fish	58	WIFE	—	NEW HAMP
19	Alfred Cloutier	23	HEAD	Woodworker	NEW HAMP
20	Frances Cloutier	23	WIFE	—	NEW HAMP
21	Richard Cloutier	2	SON	—	NEW HAMP
22	Guy Littlefield	43	HEAD	Machinist	NEW HAMP
23	Pauline Littlefield	38	WIFE	—	VERMONT
24	William Mccrillis	47	HEAD	Second Hand	MASS
25	Bertha M Mccrillis	42	WIFE	—	NEW HAMP
26	Carl L Pecker	57	HEAD	Wool Dyer	NEW HAMP
27	Alice H Pecker	54	WIFE	—	NEW HAMP
28	Elizabeth L Pecker	25	DAUGHTER	Registered Nurse	NEW HAMP
29	Mary E Richards	67	HEAD	—	ENGLISH
30	Ralph E Richards	36	SON	Laborer	NEW HAMP
31	Rebecca Childs	87	HEAD	—	MASS
32	Mae Acerman	77	HOUSEKEEPER	Housekeeper	NEW HAMP
33	Thomas Murphy	66	HEAD	Laborer	NEW HAMP
34	Nellie C Murphy THIS PERSON	47	WIFE	—	SCOTLAND
35	Hellie M Murphy	13	DAUGHTER	—	NEW HAMP
36	Edith M Murphy	11	DAUGHTER	—	NEW HAMP
37	Patricia Murphy	10	DAUGHTER	—	NEW HAMP
38	Olive F Murphy	9	DAUGHTER	—	NEW HAMP
39	Thomas Jr Murphy	9	SON	—	NEW HAMP
40	Daniel J Murphy	7	SON	—	NEW HAMP

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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